Comments on: Lowe’s Owns the Outside http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2008/05/28/lowes-owns-the-outside/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:58:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: kevinfromminneapolis http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2008/05/28/lowes-owns-the-outside/comment-page-1/#comment-5735 kevinfromminneapolis Sat, 31 May 2008 01:06:19 +0000 http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2008/05/28/lowes-owns-the-outside/#comment-5735 In Soviet Russia, the park brings you Lowes. In Soviet Russia, the park brings you Lowes.

]]> By: davep http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2008/05/28/lowes-owns-the-outside/comment-page-1/#comment-5733 davep Fri, 30 May 2008 11:38:42 +0000 http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2008/05/28/lowes-owns-the-outside/#comment-5733 Erica, the park board here is as active as it is because it's been an independent entity, apart from the city council. That's influenced the politics around the Park Board here since its inception. Erica, the park board here is as active as it is because it’s been an independent entity, apart from the city council. That’s influenced the politics around the Park Board here since its inception.

]]> By: Erica M http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2008/05/28/lowes-owns-the-outside/comment-page-1/#comment-5724 Erica M Thu, 29 May 2008 18:36:49 +0000 http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2008/05/28/lowes-owns-the-outside/#comment-5724 I want one park to get a banner so I can spray paint "this is what happens when we don't fund our parks" on it. Then <a href="http://www.minnpost.com/612authentic/2008/05/28/2001/putting_a_fresh_coat_on_the_neighborhood" rel="nofollow">Ed Kohler can drive by and cover it up</a>. I want one park to get a banner so I can spray paint "this is what happens when we don’t fund our parks" on it. Then Ed Kohler can drive by and cover it up.

]]> By: David http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2008/05/28/lowes-owns-the-outside/comment-page-1/#comment-5722 David Thu, 29 May 2008 17:35:02 +0000 http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2008/05/28/lowes-owns-the-outside/#comment-5722 I'm torn on the issue. One one hand, it's nice that someone,albeit a corporation, is willing to kick in a little extra money to help out the parks. On the other hand, I don't think it's something a city should rely on. I’m torn on the issue. One one hand, it’s nice that someone,albeit a corporation, is willing to kick in a little extra money to help out the parks. On the other hand, I don’t think it’s something a city should rely on.

]]> By: Erica M http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2008/05/28/lowes-owns-the-outside/comment-page-1/#comment-5721 Erica M Thu, 29 May 2008 13:32:17 +0000 http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2008/05/28/lowes-owns-the-outside/#comment-5721 <em>Lupient Water Park on Johnson and 16th NE</em> -- Yes! That's the one I was thinking of. That MnMon article did bring up the strange case of public/private parks like Gold Medal Park and Water Power Park. I continue to be amazed by how active the Park Board is and how much politicking is involved. I don't remember it being like this in Detroit, but I guess if they had the park land and natural facilities that we do it'd be different. Lupient Water Park on Johnson and 16th NE — Yes! That’s the one I was thinking of.

That MnMon article did bring up the strange case of public/private parks like Gold Medal Park and Water Power Park.

I continue to be amazed by how active the Park Board is and how much politicking is involved. I don’t remember it being like this in Detroit, but I guess if they had the park land and natural facilities that we do it’d be different.

]]> By: davep http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2008/05/28/lowes-owns-the-outside/comment-page-1/#comment-5719 davep Thu, 29 May 2008 11:47:59 +0000 http://minneapolis.metblogs.com/2008/05/28/lowes-owns-the-outside/#comment-5719 Lupient Water Park on Johnson and 16th NE is owned by the Park Board, but was paid for in part by an auto dealership. Plus the portion of Hennepin Island that's a park (on the east side of the falls) is owned and operated by Xcel Energy. Xcel WANTED to give the park to the city, but Walt Dziedzic was a butthead. Negotiations started with Xcel and the Park Board about 20% apart in the amount of money that NSP would give the city with the land. Our esteemed representative decided that wasn't good enough so he tried to play hardball, more than doubling the Park Board's demand for money, and NSP walked away and instead built a corporately-owned park (with my encouragement -- I was involved in the FERC relicensing of the St. Anthony Falls hydro plant as a neighborhood representative from the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood). Lupient Water Park on Johnson and 16th NE is owned by the Park Board, but was paid for in part by an auto dealership.

Plus the portion of Hennepin Island that’s a park (on the east side of the falls) is owned and operated by Xcel Energy. Xcel WANTED to give the park to the city, but Walt Dziedzic was a butthead. Negotiations started with Xcel and the Park Board about 20% apart in the amount of money that NSP would give the city with the land. Our esteemed representative decided that wasn’t good enough so he tried to play hardball, more than doubling the Park Board’s demand for money, and NSP walked away and instead built a corporately-owned park (with my encouragement — I was involved in the FERC relicensing of the St. Anthony Falls hydro plant as a neighborhood representative from the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood).

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